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Overview

Integrity Trade Services is hiring a Maintenance Mechanic for a food manufacturing client, offering a direct hire opportunity with a pay range of $33-$40/hr DOE and comprehensive benefits upon hire.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and repair issues across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
  • Execute moderately complex preventive and predictive maintenance using various diagnostic and measurement tools.
  • Identify and resolve equipment failures promptly to reduce production downtime.
  • Utilize a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to document maintenance activities and manage work orders.
  • Provide occasional technical support and guidance to junior or less experienced team members.

Requirements

  • 3 to 5 years of experience as a maintenance mechanic required.
  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
  • Strong collaboration and teamwork abilities.
  • Ability to read and write in English.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in mechanical and electrical troubleshooting.
  • Working knowledge of safety standards and regulations.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical schematics.
  • Basic familiarity with PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) systems preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: East Chicago, IN
  • Schedule/Shift Details: 3rd Shift, 10:30PM-6AM
  • Overtime as needed.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in East Chicago, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 26% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Indiana — toward the top of a $23–$31/hr middle band drawn from 105 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 92% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in East Chicago, IN

East Chicago, IN currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 171 other active welding openings from 101 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in East Chicago, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (37), Aerotek (7), and Lensing Building Specialties & Architectural Sales (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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